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From: rbraun@spdcc.COM (Rich Braun)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Using Gnu instead of the Development system
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Date: 8 Apr 91 18:39:22 GMT
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The other problem (besides the fact that SCO doesn't give you include
files for its standard functions without the D.S.) with bringing up
gcc et al without the Development System is the lack of binary
distribution sites.  Currently, one has to use the Development
System to compile gcc; then one can use gcc to compile other items
like rcs, emacs, et al.  The Free Software Foundation won't mail you
a tape of SCO binaries, either; they distribute source code only, with
one exception:  VAX/VMS.

Uunet doesn't provide an SCO archive directory for Gnu binaries, and
SCO is not interested in maintaining public-domain binaries within its
archive directory on uunet (though maybe they'd be willing to let someone
else be caretaker if someone's interested.)

To date, no SCO binary distribution site has been made available for
anonymous ftp.

-rich